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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
lofty 
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 | [单调乏味的,无变化的] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
| [高高在上的] high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| [坚持,持续] continue; insist; persevere |
| [沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的] slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
maim
2
| [无,零,(运动中)零分] nothing; of no account; worthless; zero |
| [赶上,超过] come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome |
| [氮] colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume |
| [伤害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body |
mediate
3
| [开始,发作,攻击] beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy |
| [调解,仲裁] resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties |
| [突变,变异] change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| [俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
metric
4
| [懒散的,马虎的,疏忽的,松弛的,不紧张的] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness |
| [安抚,平静] ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
| [测量的,计量的] standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space |
| [不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike |
misgiving
5
| [突变,变异] change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| [海事的,海运的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical |
| [怀疑,疑虑] feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension |
| [部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of |
misuse
6
| [恐怖] anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike |
| [亵渎] violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |
| [突变,变异] change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| [误用,滥用,虐待] treat or use improperly; use to bad purpose; misapply; abuse; treat ill |
negligible
7
| [可忽略不计的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
| [无,零,(运动中)零分] nothing; of no account; worthless; zero |
| [摆,钟摆] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum |
| [没有想象力的,普通的] lacking wit or imagination; ordinary |
nil
8
| [无,零,(运动中)零分] nothing; of no account; worthless; zero |
| [突变,变异] change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
| [氮] colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four-fifths of the atmosphere by volume |
| [摆,钟摆] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum |
nourish
9
| [俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| [养育,滋养] provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth |
| [非法翻印,海盗行为] crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material |
| [不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike |
obedient
10
| [服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command |
| [懒散的,马虎的,疏忽的,松弛的,不紧张的] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness |
| [浮游生物] all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms |
| [曲解,海市蜃楼,虚影] unreal reflection; an optical illusion |